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No. 342,284. P Q Patented May 18, 1886.

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Patented May 18, 1886.

JJVVEWTOR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGH PATRICK OAVANAUGH, OF ADRIAN, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- THIRD TOREUBEN BRYANT, OF SAME PLACE.

BRUSH FOR BOLTlNG-REELS.

."EPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 342,284, dated May18, 1886.

Serial No. 176,496. (No model.)

To ctZZ w7t0m it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGH PATRICK CAVA- NAUGH, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residingat Adrian, in the county of Bates and Stateof Missouri, have invented ccrtain new and useful Improvements inBrushes for Belting-Reels; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers 10 skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to cleaning devices for bolting-reels; and itconsists in the improvements hereinafter fully described and set forth.

In the accompanying drawi n gs, forming part of this specification,Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the bolting chestand reel having my cleaning device applied thereto. Fig. 2 is asectional plan view of the bolt ing-chest,taken on the dotted linesxm,Fig. 1;

and Fig. 3 is a central vertical sectional view showing thebrush-connections and operating devices in different positions, parts ofthe entire device being omitted in order to disclose more clearly thefeatures sought to be specially illustrated.

A refers to the chcst,and B the bolting-reel, supported at each end bybearings in the ends of the chest a a.

a are horizontal timber-sections, arranged one above the other, andconnected together 3 5 by means of longitudinal bars in any suitablemanner.

The lower portion of the bolting-chest may be tapered or contracted, asin well-known forms of other bolting-chests.

0 refers to the shaft of the reel proper,which shaft has its endsbearing in the ends of the chest, and one of said ends projects beyondthe chest and has keyed thereon a drive-pulley, I).

Upon shaft 0 is mounted the framework of a suitable cylindrical reel,the frame being surrounded by and having secured thereon a bolting-clothafter the well-known ways for securing bolting-cloths to other frames.

The cleaning device is secured to the under face of the top of theboltingchest, and is located immediately above the reel.

By referring to the figures of the drawings it will be seen that on theend face of the top are secured four pairs of hangers, H H H H the fourhangers H H being arranged in horizontal pairs near one end of the topand the other four being likewise arranged near the other end of thetop. Each pair of hangers has bearing thereon a shaft, I 1, the innerend of which shaft extends sufficiently toward the center of the chestas to permit the half section J .J of a drum to be secured thereon. Partof said sections jointly form a drum, which is split or separated at thecenter. Each drum-section J J is embraced by an annular radial flange, Jwhich is connected to its respective drum-section by means of bracketsJ, the horizontal portions of which bearing on the drum-sections being7:, slotted to enable them with the flange to be adjusted longitudinallyon the drum-section. The shafts I I are retained permanently in thehangers by means of strips K. A belt,

L, passes around the two drums presented by 7 5 the several sections,and the said flanges on the sections are so adj nsted with the belt thatthey will be of the width of the intermediate space and be properly acentral guide therefor. The said belt is provided longitudinally with aslot, L, which is of such length that it extends from one drum'to theother, and is so located that it registers with the split between theportions of said drums.

Secured on the outer face of the belt L, adjacent to one endof the slotL, near the outer edges thereof, is a pair of eyes, L, which form thebearing for the ends of the horizontal rods L. Arranged transverselyacross the belt is a rod, L, thereof, and the said rod L hashung otherefrom a slotted plate, L, in the slot L of which plays a groovedroller, L, centrally perforated for the passage of the transversehorizontal portion L of a yoke-bar having its side portion, L bentdownwardly'and then 5 inwardly to engage and suspend rectangular blocksL. Each of the said blocks L" has projecting from its side, near oneend, a threaded bolt, L designed to pass through the vertically-slottedportion L of the brush handle or ICO tongue L, on the free end of whichis located a brush, L. The bolt and nut L clamp the vertical slottedportion against the side of the rectangular block. It will be noted thatthe brushes of the respective blocks L" L extend in differentdirections, so that as the reel revolves there will be no liability ofboth brushes acting on the same circumferential surface, a spiralbrushing action being secured instead. Each block L has two perforationsextending longitudinally through it, the said perforations beingarranged one above the other, and through these perforations passguide-wires L, which are secured at each end to bolts L and-thehorizontal plate L". It will be noted that L carries four bolts, inorder that the four guide-wires L of both blocks L may be securedthereto.

M M refer to two vertical parallel rods, the ends of which are benthorizontally to pass through the head-section of the chest and engagingnuts on the outer side of said head, by means of which said rods areretained rigidly in position. Horizontal loops or eyes M extendrcarwardly from the head-plate L and embraces the vertical portions ofthe rods M,

l in order that the said plate L may have a vertical slide movement uponsaid rods. By vertically moving said plate L upon said rods, and passinga horizontal rod through one of the series of perforations M formed insaid rods, the plate L may be supported at any desired position on saidrods. The plate L", arranged at the tail of the chest, is in allrespects similar to the plate L located at the head. Thetail-plate,however, instead of being connected to vertical rods M, is provided witha horizontal extended grooved rod, N, which passes through the elongatedvertical slot formed in the vertical plate N, which is secured at itsupper and lower ends to the outer face of the upper and middle timbers,a a, of the tail of the chest, and the projecting threaded portion ofsaid rod is designed to be engaged by a handwinch, N adapted to clampthe rod into position at any point of the vertical slot in the plate N.The outer end of the shaft 1, located near the tail of the chest, isprovided with a bevel gear-whecl, O, meshing with a second gear-wheel,0, arranged at right angles thereto on the end of the shaft 0 suitablysuspended by depending and horizontal hangers secured to the end side ofthe chest; and the other end of said shaft 0 projects sufficientlybeyond the end plates of the tail of the chest to carry a band-pulley, 0which is belted with a band-pulley, b, on the end of the roller-shaft.

In operation the drums composed of the sections J J are driven from thereel-shaft, so as to continuously rotate the belt. As illus trated inFig. 2, if the belt be rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow,the rod L will exert a traction upon the slotted plate L, and thereby,by reason of the pulley and yoke connection, pull the blocks and theirbrushes in the same direction. Now, when the pin L passes around thetail-drum to the end of said belt, the plate L dives down with said pininto the split portion of the ring. As the belt continues to move alongwith the pin L the plate L" drops downward beneath the belt, causing theroller -L to occupy the other end of the slot L, and continues to movealong, carrying the brushes in the opposite direction, until the otherpulley or drum is reached, at which point the motion of the brushesceases by reason of the pin L" having run to the end of the motion inthat direction, after which it passes around said drum and at the sametime moves to the other end of the slotted plate L" and carries the samealong in the opposite direction, in the manner described.

In Fig. 3 the link is represented in dotted and full lines in twodifferent positions when it reaches the head drum. By dotted lines it isrepresented before the pin L passes to the upper side of the head drum,and the full lines show the position of said link after the pin has sopassed to the upper side of said drum.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the operation of the deviceis such that the meshes of the cloth of the screen are at all timespreserved in the free and open condi tion by the action of the brushestraveling back and forth upon its surface. more, the location of thebrushes is such that they will in no way interfere with the free passageof the fiour through the cloth of the outer reel.

I do not herein claim anything but such features as appertain to thebrush device and accessories for effecting its adjustment andreciprocation relatively to the reel. \Vhile I have represented the formof reel specifically described and claimed in my application for Patent,Serial No. 176,201, filed September 4, 1885, I desire it distinctlyunderstood that the invention herein sought to be covered relates to thesaid brush device and its adjusting and actuating devices.

I clairn- V 1. The combination, with a rotary boltingreel, of wires L,block L" thereon, and an endless belt and connections for reciprocatingsaid blocks on said wires, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a rotary boltingreel, of wires L, block L"thereon, a brush carried by said block and an endless belt andconnections for reciprocating said block, plates L", to which said wiresare connected, and devices for vertically adjusting said plates,substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the drum-sections J -J, slotted belt L, pin Lslotted plate L, hung on said pin, wires L and brushes guided therebyand connected to said plate L and devices, substantially as described,for reciprocating said brush on said wires, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the guide-wires Further- 5 substantially as setforth.

L, blocks L and bolts L of brushes L probe reciproeated by said endlessbelt, substan- 1o vided with slotted handles, bolts and nuts tially asset forth. L, and devices, substantially as described, In testimonywhereof I affix my signature in for reciprocating said blocks on saidwires, presence of two witnesses.

5. The combination, with endless belt L and HUGH PATRICK OAVANAUGH;

drum-sections J J, of flanges J and brackets \Vitnesses: J, adjustablysecuring said flanges on. said druinseetions, and brush devices adaptedto J. J. \VOODS, J. 1. KINsLEY.

